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National Frozen Foods to lay off 439 workers in Washington

The Washington State Employment Security Department published the WARN notice dated October 2, 2026; the permanent layoffs take effect November 15, 2026.

jobs As filed with the state in a WARN notice

National Frozen Foods has notified Washington officials that it will lay off 439 workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice published by the Washington State Employment Security Department.

The notice is dated October 2, 2026 and gives November 15, 2026 as the date the permanent layoffs take effect.

We have recorded 44 layoffs in Washington so far in 2026.

Not yet known: exactly which roles are affected. Our sources do not say. If you know more, send us a tip.

Sources

  1. WARN notice · primary source WARN notice: National Frozen Foods Corporation (Moses Lake and Chehalis) Washington State Employment Security Department · October 2, 2026 · accessed October 11, 2026

How we verified this

On October 11, 2026 we retrieved the Washington State Employment Security Department WARN notice and confirmed that it names National Frozen Foods, gives the figure we report (“439”) and supports the date. The reporting above comes from the sources listed; context about other layoffs comes from our own records. Software, including AI tools, helped find and match the source; read our methodology.

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